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'Emily Carr' rose Description
'Emily Carr' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Brooks and District Museum
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Medium red Shrub.
Origin:
Bred by Lynn M. Collicutt (Canada, 1982).
Introduced by Agriculture Canada Ottawa in 2007 as 'Emily Carr'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: Canadian Artists Series)  
Bloom:
Dark red.  12 to 17 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 4'1" (up to 125cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 3b and warmer.  Can be used for garden.  Very hardy.  benefits from winter protection in colder climates.  produces decorative hips.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot , mildew resistant.  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 2490  on  11 Aug 2006
Application No: 05-4907  on  18 May 2005
Breeder: Campbell Davidson, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, Saskatchewan
'Emily Carr' originated from a controlled cross between a rose line which resulted from [(Lammert's selection x 'Morden Cardinette') x 'Morden Cardinette'] and variety 'Cuthbert Grant'. The cross was conducted by the breeder, Dr. Lynn Collicutt, in 1982 at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research station in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. Over a five year period, vegetatively propagated plants of 'Emily Carr' were observed in field and potted culture in different climatic regions and in different Canadian provinces
 
United States - Patent No: PP 19,873  on  31 Mar 2009   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/880,142  on  19 Jul 2007
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